Strait
STRAIT
Narrow, and difficult to pass, Mat 7:13,14 . This word should not be confounded with straight. To be “in a strait,” is to have one’s way beset with doubts or difficulties, to be at a loss, 1Sa 13:6 2Sa 24:14 Phi 1:23 .
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Strait
STRAIT.This Eng. word is used in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] in the literal sense of narrow, and in the figurative sense of strict (of which it is simply another form). Once the verb strait occurs, Sus 22 I am straited on every side.